The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-02-10

HantinI I'll tell yer the huntin' you-uns
Lee and his boys since an hour before sun up.
You've been followin' blind trail up to the
Ridge, until the snow got up and hunted you
right herel You've been whoopin' and yellin'
and circus ridin on the roads like ez yer wos
Comanches, and frightening all the women
folk within niles-that's yer huntin'l You've
been climbin' down paws old slide at last, and
maxim tracks for here to save the skins of
them condemned government horses of the
kempanyl And that's your huntin'i"
To Hales surprise burst of laughter from
the party followed this speech. He tried to
join in, but this ridiculous summary of the
result of his enthusiastic sense of duty left
hinl-the only earnest believer-mortiieda and
embarrassed. Nor was he the less concerned
as he found the girls dark eyes had rested
once or twice upon him curiously.
Zenobia laughed too, and, lazily, turning
the chair around, dropped into it. "And by
this time George Lees loungin' back in his
chyar and snokin' his cigar somewhar in Sac
ramento," she added, stretching her feet out
to the fire, end suiting the action to the word
with an imaginary cigar between the long
| fingers of a thin and not over clean hand.
1--WE cave, Zeeniel" said Rawlins, when
| their hilarity had subsided to a moro subdued
and scarcely less fiattering admiration of the
VI concerned goddess before them. "Thats
about the size of it. Ye kin rake down the
pile. I forgot you're an old friend of
Georges"
"IIe's white mani" said the girl decid-
edly.
aye used to know him?" continued Raw
lins.
"Once Paw amt in that lire now," she
said simply.
There was such q sublime inconsistencies
of any moral degradation involved in this
allusion that even Hale accepted it without
a shock. She rose presently, and, going to
the little sideboard, brought out number OF
glasses; these she handed to each of the party,
and then, producing demijohn of whisky,
slung it dexterously and gracefully over her
arm, SO that it rested on her elbow like a
cradle, and, going to each one in succession,
filed their glasses II obliged each one to
rise to accept the libation, and as Hale did SO
III his turn he met the dark eyes Of the girl
full on his own. There was a pleased Curl
osity in her glance that made this married
man of 35 color as awkwardly as q boy.
The tender of refres hinents being under
stood as tacit recognition of their claims to
larger hospitality, all further restraint was
removed. Zenobia resumed her seat, and
placing her elbow on the arm of her chair,
and her small round chin in her hand, looked
thoughtfully in the fire. "When say George
Lees white man, it amt because / know
him. It's his general gait. Wot's he ever
done that's underhanded or nleans Nothin'l
You can't show the poor man he's ever took a
picayune from. When he's helped himself
to a pile it's been outer them banks or them
express companies, that think it mighty fire
to bust up themselves and swindle the poor
folks O their last cent, and nobody talks o
huntin' them And does he keep their money
No; he passes it round among the boys that
help him, and they put it III circulation. lie
don't keep it for himself; he amt got fine
! bo,.SeS in Frisco ha don't keen fast horses